Bad Left Hook Fight of the Month Poll: June 2009
by Brickhaus on Jul 13, 2009 10:12 AM EDT
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PrintPast winners:
- January 2009: Antonio Margarito v. Shane Mosley (53%)
- February 2009: Juan Manuel Marquez v. Juan Diaz (93%)
- March 2009: Ricardo Cordoba v. Bernard Dunne (81%)
- April 2009: Carl Froch v. Jermain Taylor (49%)
- May 2009: Carlos Abregu vs. Irving Garcia (35%)
Yeah yeah yeah. We're halfway through July, but here comes the fight of the month poll for June. In my humble opinion, one fight really stands out, but I'll let you guys make the decision. Still, it was a really solid month of fights. The candidates are (in order of occurrence):
Miguel Cotto vs. Joshua Clottey - This one was a dirty fight but an entertaining fight with a lot of changes in momentum. Clottey came out strong early but faded late as Cotto was able to win via unanimous decision, overcoming a nasty gash in the process.
Jean Pascal vs. Adrian Diaconu - Tons of back and forth action in this one as Pascal was able to grind down Diaconu in a fight between Montreal residents.
Fernando Beltran Jr. vs. Monty Meza-Clay - Tons of leather thrown in this bout, as Beltran averaged over 100 punches a round, and not to be outdone, Meza-Clay averaged nearly 90 punches a round himself.
Marcos Maiadana vs. Victor Ortiz - Both fighters had to make their way up from the mat in this bout, but at the end of the day, Maiadana was able to weak Ortiz down, who essentially quit when one eye started to swell while he had a cut over the other one.
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Funny
I thought the standout was Diaconu-Pascal, but I guess others see it otherwise. In a way, Maidana-Ortiz wasn’t that dissimilar from last month’s winner.
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More people saw Cotto-Clottey than Diaconu-Pascal. I’d take the latter fight head-to-head. Ortiz-Maidana is a blood-pumper though. Unsatisfying ending, sort of, but awesome action.
by Scott Christ on Jul 13, 2009 12:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Diaconu-Pascal
Diaconu-Pascal was the most entertaining for me. Cotto-Clottey was good too but didn’t have the same amount of excitement.
-Brian
by bp on Jul 13, 2009 5:32 PM EDT up reply actions
In terms of importance
I got to say Cotto/Clottey.
But overall excitement and twists and turns is Ortiz/Maidana by a mile.
"And Joe for Matt Hughes, dislike may not be a strong enough adjective!" - Mike Goldberg
Well in terms of importance Klitschko-Chagaev is a contender.
by Scott Christ on Jul 13, 2009 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions
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